The Basics Of Protesting

I hear GOP folks and Tea Partiers bemoaning the
fact that media and Democrats are using the extremes of their movement
for ratings and to score points. This is like Drew Brees complaining
that Dwight Freeney keeps trying to sack him. If that were Martin
Luther King's response to media coverage, the South might still be
segregated. I exaggerate, but my point is that the whining reflects a
basic misunderstanding of the rules of protest. When you lead a protest
you lead it, you own it, and your opponents, and the
media, will hold you responsible for whatever happens in the course of
that protest. This isn't left-wing bias, it's the nature of the threat.

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